The **S&P 500 (SPX)** is a stock market index that tracks the performance of 500 of the largest publicly traded companies in the U.S. It is widely regarded as one of the best indicators of the overall health of the U.S. stock market and the economy. ### **Key Facts About the S&P 500 (SPX):** - **Weighting:** Market-capitalization-weighted (larger companies have a bigger impact). - **Sectors:** Includes companies from all major sectors (Technology, Healthcare, Financials, etc.). - **Managed by:** S&P Dow Jones Indices (a division of S&P Global). - **Benchmark:** Often used as a benchmark for investment performance. ### **Current SPX Performance (as of latest data)** Since I don't have real-time data, you can check the latest **S&P 500 price** on: - **[Yahoo Finance](http